Bumberet · Weaving

Bumberet Tea Towels

I decided to use up some cones of 8/2 cotton, predominantly shades of green, and weave some tea towels using bumberet weave. I didn’t bother to work out a colour sequence before winding the warp other than winding groups of three to work with the threading. However I was forced to ignore this plan and change colours part way through a group of three in a few places when I ran out of a colour. I was a bit worried when weaving the towels that this was a bad mistake and I should have planned the colours a bit better but once the towels were all finished I’m quite happy with the results.

On the loom
Off the loom, before wet finishing

Threading: point twill on 4 shafts Warp sett: 22 epi

References:

Handwoven March/April 2015

Weavers’ Issue 31

Heddlecraft Vol 6 Issue 1 Jan/Feb 2021

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